Toy buzzer



(No Model.

G. T. FALLIS.

TOY BUZZER.

No. 447,638.- Patented Mar. 3,-1891.

M'VE/VTUB: Georyell'l'zllli By M Q 7 ATTORNEYS N ITEl) GEORGE T. FALLIS,OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

TOY BUZZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,638, dated March 3,1891.

Application filed October 4., 1890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. FALLIS,I6- siding at St. Joseph, Buchanancounty, and State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulToy Buzzer, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in the class of toys which when whirledrapidly through the air emit a musical buzzing sound.

Figure 1 illustrates the manner of operating my improved toy. Fig. 2 isa perspective view thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the same, takenon the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view of a modification hereinafterreferred to.

. My improved toy is constructed as follows:

A indicates a bar of wood or other desired material, preferably aboutseven to nineinches long, three-fourths of an inch Wide, and oneeighthto one-fourth of an inch thick. Upon the ends of the bar A are mountedcubical blocks a, aboutthree-fourths of an inch square, said blockshaving each a central groove a and securely saddled on the ends of saidbar A, the outer ends of such blocks a being chamfered, as shown.

0 indicates a rubber band about one-half of an inch wide and two incheslong, which is stretched over the projecting edges of the head portionsor blocks a, whereby said band is put under tension. By this arrangementit will be seen that the said band is held away from the body portionproper A, thus forming a space between it and the sides of the .bar A,for a purpose presently explained.

D indicates a rudder, which serves to keep the device when whirledthrough the air with its edge to the air, said rudder consisting of aflexible but stiff material, preferably two layers of stiff paper, theends d d of which are spread apart and glued on the sides of the bar A,as will be clearly understood by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings. Toone end of the body portion is secured one end of a string E' about afoot long, the free end of which may be provided with a suitablehandhold or tassel e, as shown.

The manner of operating my toy will be clearly understood by referenceto Fig. 1 of Serial No. $67,134:. (No model.)

the drawings. By vigorously swinging the device the rudder D will causethe narrow edges of the device and the rubber to come into contact withthe air, which causes the elastic to vibrate and produce a musicalbuzzing sound, which is increased or decreased as the momentum of thedevice is increased or decreased.

tVhile I prefer the construction shown, I\ do not desire to limit myselfthereto, asne same may be varied without departing from my inventiouas,for instance, the rudder may be dispensed with, or, if desired, the endsof a cane or staff may be arranged. for the application of myimprovement by cutting notches or inserting shoulders in the endthereof, over which the elastic bands may be strung. The cane can beswung by the handle, such construction being illustrated in Fig. 4 ofthe drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Batcut, is

1. A toy buzzer formed of a body portion having laterally-extended endsand an elastic band passed over said ends, whereby an airspace is formedbetween it and the body portion, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

2. A toy buzzer consisting of a bodyportioul having laterally-enlargedheads, an elastic passed over said heads, whereby spaces are formedbetween the elastic and the body, a rudder or steering-vane secured tothe body, and means for holding and whirling the device in the air,substantially as and for the purpose described.

'3. The combination, with the body A, the enlarged heads a a, securedthereto, Elie rearwardly-extending rudder-blade secured. to said body A,and a cord forswinging same, of the elastic 0, passed over said head,its b edges being arranged in line with the movev ment of said devicewhen operated, substantially as and for the purpose described.

GEORGE T. FALLIS.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL BOYLAN, J. G. BETHEL.

